poldermolen

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Dutch[edit]

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De Grote Molen te Schellinkhout is een achtkante poldermolen
The Great Windmill at Schellinkhout is an eight-sided polder windmill

Etymology[edit]

Compound of polder +‎ molen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔl.dərˌmoː.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pol‧der‧mo‧len

Noun[edit]

poldermolen m (plural poldermolens, diminutive poldermolentje n)

  1. polder windmill, used to pump water out of a polder